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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-02-05

ANOTHER Baltimore bank clerk has
levanted with $4,000. He stood well
in the community, and enj Dyed the
confidence of the bank directors The
bank directors stood well with the COM
munity also, and shared its confidence.
And yet the clerk has been stealing for
ten years. Yet it was plainly the duty
OF the directors. to protect their bank
as well as community against a rogue,
and their failure to do SO in this case
only affords fresh evidence of the bust
ness carelessness now too prevalent.
One of our cotempories in noticing
this case forcibly says that in New York
and other large cities the distrust of
commercial integrity is so profound
that nearly every discount clerk and
cashier in the leading establishments is
Swallowed night and day by detectives
regularly employed BY the firm. 1t IS
a clear case OF Goldsmith S couplet.
on fares the land, to Fastening ills prey
Where wealth accumulates and men do
cay"
The time has come to call a halt.
CarelessnesS on the part of high off
Gals and directors, negligence of men,
bers of business firms, extravagant tastes
on the part OF employees and their
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-02-05
SLANG AND SWEARING.

The old Scotch lady who Owned that
"our Jenny sweers awful" added on
reflection, "but to be sure it's a great
Offset to conversation. Both swear
ing and slang are popular with the un.
rejecting, because they are felt to be
great Offsets to conversation. Men, es-
peCially uneduCated men, feel that de
sire to vivify and adorn the expression
OF their ideas hich, among more highly
developed human beings, finds its out.
let in eloquence and blank verse. |,
will be remembered that, in a solemn
moment of self communion and re.
morse, the Paphiagonian usurper medi-
tated in blank verse, which, as the his
torian was careful to add, sis, of course,
no argument" Like King Valoroso, a
great many novelists, from Dickens
downward, always drop into blank
verse IN their more emotional moods.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-02-05

HENRY WARD BEECHER is a cham
pion of the prevailing fashion of big
hats for ladies. Hear him: Like
George Washington, | cannot tell lie.
The Unicorn bonnets at present in
vogue are very comely in my eyes; a
world finer than the Scrimpy patches on
women's heads, that were of no use
and were positively homely. The pres
ent style gives elevation to the head
and kind Of dignity. canpot be
bribed to deCrY them. The one valid
objection to them is that in churches,
theaters or assemblies they intercept
the view. Why not lay them aside for
the hour, as women do shawls, pelisses
and cloaks, and as men do hatso 1t
would seem great pity that one should
lose the usual objects of going to church
merely for the sake of nearing the ser
mon"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-02-05
WssIt Suicide or Accident?

New York, Jan. 81 Young Ray
mon Belmont, son of August Belmont,
the banker. shot and killed himself this
morning in the shooting gallery in the
basement of the residence on Fifth ave-
nue.. Young Belmont had returned
from dinner considerably flushed aud
made preparations to shoot a gold collar
button out OF the hand of Leonard Behr,
a night Waterman, W til whom the young
man was acquainted. lie had asked
Behr to shut the door and windows so
that his father might not be disturbed by
the noise. and when the Waterman
turned to obey the request he heard a ro-
port. Turning around he saw Raymond
fall to the tirpr, having been shot through
the head. Physicians, who were rapidly
summoned. could do nothing. The cor
oner will leave the question as to whe-
ther tho death was accifenta or suicidal
To jury. Personally he is convinced
that the shooting was accidental.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-02-05

THERE are various rumors of coming
Cabinet changes, now that it is known
that Secretary Manning will retire. 1t
is said that Bayard will be placed a,
the head OF the Treasury and that
Lamar will succeed Bayard in the State
Department. Whitney, it is rumored,
TOO, will be transferred to the Treasury.
Representative Scott and Senator Nc
Pherson are both mentioned as Man
nlng's successor. The most probable
rumor of all is that which promotes
Assistant Secretary FalrchiId to the
head OF the Treasury.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-02-05
AN EDITOR CRITICIsEs COLLECTOR
GROOME,

That new Easton newspaper, the
Democrat which is owned and edited
by Paul Winchester, member of the
Maryland Legislature, complains that
Baltimore City and Cecil county have
too large share of the offices in the
Custom House, and that Talbot and
other Eastern Shore counties are neg
lected. The following are from the
Democrat of last week:
Seventeen places in the Custom
House it is said on good authority are
now held by citizens of Cecil county,
and they are among the best, including
the collector and chief deputy. Two
inferior places are held by citizens Of
Talbot, while Queen Anne's also has
only two. "A pretty piece of bust
ness" truly.
Collector Groome is fast filling the
Custom House in Baltimore with Dem
ocrats. Talbot county would like to
hear from him. There are several
good Democrats here who would be
glad to take some of the places made
vacant by the removals Come, Gov
ernor you have many friends in this
county who are sadly disappointed in
seeing you pass Talbot by and give all
your favors to Cecil and Baltimore.
Give US fair show.
Verify the way of the distributor OF
official patronage is hard. Brother
Winchester is probably not aware that
there are many Cecil democrats who
are also sadly disappointed"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-02-05

The worlds full of people that don't
know how to laugh. They open their
mouths, to be sure, with some show of
noise. but they don't appear to mean
it. Show me the man whose anatomy
when he laughs appears to suffer with
an attack of the ague from the top Of
his head to the sole of his foot, and l
will show you one who won't be both
cred much with physicians-that is, if
he carries some OF his laughter to his
meals, which he is rather sure to do
The Caterer.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-02-05

wives may be contrlbutory evils, but the
only remedy is in raising the standard
of social morality and rigidly Furnishing
offenders. To get up bogus sympa,
thy for their families and allow them tC
compound the felony they have COM
mitted is to put perpetual premium
on forgery and fraud.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-02-05

WALT WHITMAN is to get a pension
tor nursing soldiers during the war
His nursing has done more to benefit
the human race than his poetry, ex-
cept of course the case of his old friend
and admirer Mr.. Folger Mckinsey,
who could extract more comfort from
one square inch of Walt Whitman
poetry than from all the world besides.
Every man TO his taste.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-02-05

ADVERTISING RATES:

local matter Ten Cents line for single insertion.
Mrridge aud Death Notices inserted gratuitousty.
Obituaries wiH be charged halt the usual rate Of
transient Local matter.
Transient rates-Eight cents line for one, and
-Four cents line for every additional Insertion.
one inch Of space counted as Irelre lines one
soI INN FIRE Dollars per inch, one year -Four
changes aHOred TO yearly advertisers pithoM add
fioqai charge.
The circulation Of The Wing being among the most
Intelligent classes Of Cecil county and the adjoining
counties OF Maryland, Pennsylvania aud Deidpdre,
II proprietor confidently recommends ii to Business
Men as most desirable medium for rernunsrdtirs
advertising. 10 maintain its high stondGrd az q
family journal. offensive Objectionable adrer-
fisements riN be admitted at any price.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-02-05

\ VERDICT for $3.50 and costs has
been obtained at Chambersburg, Pa,
by the trustees of the Methodist Church
at Greencastle against Mr.. Solomon
Bender. He had subscribed $500 to
the building of new church, but de-
clined to pay his, subscription after the
project, which had been abandoned,
was revived
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-02-05

GEORGE ALFRED TOWNSEND says that
General Grant could stand very little
liquor. If he took a single glass OF
wire 1t became cloud upon his other
wise clear and devoted faculties.
"Grant was one of the few men IN
whom nature had worked SO health
fully that bis system could never con-
tain liquor without mutiny."
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-02-05

Nature demands this kind of adornmcnt
Of passion, and the Perusine. and even
the very cannibal," as Putlenham says
in his old Art of Poetry, do sing their
hottest mattcrs.-IHS .Sbrliaior.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-02-05

Isn't there something radically wrong
in our banking system, or at least some
thing absolutely culpable in the official
conduct of the directors of a bank, when
one of their clerks can steal systemati-
cally for ten years right under their
noses and not get caught? There is a
screw loose somewhere surely.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-02-05
ELKTON. FEBRUARY >, 1887.

THE Democrats claim to have
elected a man named Turpie, United
States Senator from Indiana. AS the
election was secured by the illegal vote
of State Senator, the Republicans
propose to show up the h1pie tude
of that so called election.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-02-05
NEW YORK AND TIE PRESIDENCY.



Ncrr York sun (Iad. Drm.l.
Unless some unforeseen cause Of quar-
rel arises in the next year and half, the
Republicans of this state are likely to
eater into the next national contest IN
more good-natured and harmonious
spirit than has possessed them for many
years. In spite of the smarting of old
sores and the slight irritation of more
recent struggles, it may be said with a
good deal of trnth that the election of
Frank lIiscock TO the Senate has begun
an era of good feeling among the.Repub-
leans of the Empire State. We do not
say that the chasm between the Stal
warts and the Half breeds has been filled
up, but the most imp!acabls of the latter
have enjoyed fun revenge and can
afford to be in merciful temper. HIS
cock wears both the Red Rose and the
White in his buttonhole, and harmony
is the cry.
In 1855, then, We may expect that in
New York the Republicans will be more
united and consequently stronger than
they were in 1854. On the other hand
everything Indicates All increased Pro-
hlbltion vote. But, in the event Of Mr..
Blaine's candidacy at least, the Republl-
cans will hope to much more than count
erbalance both the Prohibition and Mug
wump detection by gains from former
Dem pcratic voters of Irish descent and
from Democratic losses to the Labor party
or directly to tue Republicans, provided
the Democratic candidate is not especially
acceptable to the Labor men. In Wow
of the uncertainty added to necessarily
uncertain calculations by the possibilities
of the Labor movement the Democratic
chances in New York for 1888 are much
more doubtful than they ought to be i'll
a state which was easily Democratic
fourteen months ago. 1t seems clear,
however, that the Republicans, IN actual
present strength and not unjustltiabls
expectations, are relatively better Oft than
they were in 1854. From various causes,
not the least of which has been the hall
way policy Of the Administration, the
Democrats are not.
The problem for the Democrats is this !:
ocrats of New York, couute:act the I'M
doubted attraction which Mr.. Blaine ex-
erts upon numerous and important ele-
msnts in the New York Democracy, and
hold the Democratic Labor vote? 1t is
time to study this problem atteutively.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-02-05

quantity, Ike a row of stitches.
sometimes two rows; a mere
suggestion but clear and dis
tlnCt.
We had white, old gold and
red Pin Stripes on navy, cleo
trio and gendarme blue, and
on brown, green, and black;
we have just added grounds OF
medium and light brown, tan
and wood shades.
s. inches; s or I yards for
a dress pattern; $500 or $3.50
for enough for Early Spring,
mountain or Shore dress, and
such a dress! DO you wonder
that nearly 10000 yards a
week have slipped off almost
without help
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-02-05

Prs-emmenfiy raiudLie for its Local as reH Gs Gen
srGi Intelligence. Neus Communications are respect
fully solicited from all sections Of the County, i,
addition to the wsekiy contributions Of its reguid
orpS Of correspondents Anonymous commanica
ohs rHl receiUe no attention, the name Of tn
.rriter being required in oil cases guarantee o
good tauh.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-02-05
PROPOSALS FOR CHARCOAL

The Mccullough Iron Co. will buy Fifty
Thousand (jO,ou0) Bushels OF Charcoal. in one
lot, or IN lots asgre9ating this amount and viii
receive bids To- same until February 10Th, 1887
The Charcoal must bc made from gOnd. sound
Oak, Hickory or Chestnut wood must be OF first
cl.Ss merrhantahle quality. free from brands or
bravo, and mu he subject to the inspection of
our Manager, as received. The measurements to
be as measured hy Us at 2, cubic inches per
bushel: the payments Tor same to be made in
cash, On the 10Th vi each month, Tor deliveries
made in the preceding month Bids must be
addressed to Enoch McCullouxh. Nic-President.
North East. Md. This Company reserves the
right to REJECT any ar all bids.
MCEULLbUGH IRON co.
Feb. 5-2t. North East, Feb. lst 1857.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-02-05
Closed in Consequence of a strike

WILMINGTON, DEL, Jan. 3l.-The
Vim. Lea & Sons Co. S flour mills, on the
Brandy wine, in this city, have been shut
down since last Thursday because of the
1ongshoremen.s strike in New York city.
The firm employs about 30 men. and
ships nearly all It's product to New Y OF k
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-02-05
Magnet which Never Fail to ORA ~

The semi-annual matchless mark-down
sale Of hi Oh class garments for Men, Youths
and Boys overcoats, suits Ne, all being
sacrificed without regard to present value or
cost. Now is the appointed time to make one
dollar do the work of two at Acme Hall,
II +. BALTIC, (new no. near Charles street
Baltimore,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-02-05
Mr.. and Mrs. Coulston's Case Before the
Court.


Mr.. and Mrs. Coulston's Case Before tn.
Court.
Charles w. Coulston and his wife, Mary
Coulston, were on Saturday morning taken
before Judge Reed, in Court of Common
Pleas, No. >, having been arrested on a
bailpiece taken out by the boudsmeu who
had given $500 security for them i'll a ca
pia, proceeding in that Court. This pro-
ceeding was a suit by Mrs. Martha Zieger
against the Collisions for malicious prose-
cution. Mrs. Ziegler alleged that she was
arrested in April last at the instance of
Mrs. Couston, who falsely charged her
with being professional begglr, and lad
her sent to the House of Correction"
John Scollay, Esq, on Saturday repre-
scented the Collisions. He asked for the alb
solute discharge of Mrs. Coulston, on the
ground that she is 4 married woman, and
that il is well settled law that in Il civil pro-
Ceeding for tort a married woman cannot
he required to enter bail. Az to the huS-
band, he thought the $500 bail was excess
slve, because il would be shown that Mrs.
Coulston, in causing the arrest of Mrs.
ZIesler simply carried OUT the instructions
of the Fourteenth Ward branch of the So
ciery for Organizing Charity, and, as the
husband was in no way concerned i'll the
arrest, he thought, under the circumstances,
common bail $4,000 was enough.
The Judge discharged Mrs. Coulston and
reduced The bail of the husband to 500.
which was entered by the atter's father,
Jesse G. Coulston.
Mrs. Coulston was arrested at / O'Clock
on Saturday morning by Detective Miller,
i'll her room on the steamship Farmland, at
Jersey City. She had bought a ticket for
Antwerp, and would have sailed att o'cl'k.
that morning.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-02-05
Hanamake r's
Philadelphia, January Il, 1asT

You can order anything we
have by mail. Well send it
by mail, express, or freight as
you may direct.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-02-05
For Sala or Rent.

Mill with four run OF hurrs an all necessary
hStu "oS tor mcr 'hant and gtist work. good mill
building WAGER power OF ~ To - feet head with a
portable saw mill and engi"e attached including
100 Ages IF La al,
with huc dwelling and All necessary build
ings not exceeding miles fro stations both
the Il. n .. X. II. aud Pntl'dcluhia y Whining
ton X. r.. with. Sight 81 PerryVIlle, Havre-dC-
Grace and Fort Deposit also convenient TO
churchc-. schools and stores = II will he offered
as whUc or separately. Possession gwen ON the
18th oi VI Irch neat
For further particulars write to or call ON
q =. WHITAKER co,
Principle Furnace, Cecil Co.. Md.
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NOTICE..

William Lair. former resident OF this county
will AGAIN he at his brothers. BcnJamn X. Lair
near BAY View, 10 continue tho sac OF his pnpu-
lar rockers ami after March .. all orders sent
to the above address will ne promptly filled. En-
anime h< stock which Is strictly hIst-cass both
in Vie and nulsh, 1t
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-02-05

P,ins i'll the back are frequently caused
bv IA >u''d-h wrruchius of he spine. \ few
Applications of salvation OIL WI give per
man"nt r~f'ef. Price twenty-five cents.
For sale 10y al. druggists.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-02-05

Already two grades of our
Black CaChemire "Guaranteed'
Silk are gone. The other
grades are going fast.
Not a yard of either would
have been taken if you hadn't
believed your eyes as we'll as
what we said. We want you
to use your eyes and all your
senses. We expect you to.
We told you there was no dye
loading in these silks, that only
SO much pure dye was used as
was needed to give the color.
That you must take on your
faith in us. But no word of
ours is needed to show you
the deep lustre, the perfect fin
ISL, the fine material of the fab
rio.
SIX grades lett; highest price
S5.25; still some at SI.25.
The Black Satin Rhadames
at a quarter off can't hold out
long. Makers might better
stop than keep the supply.
They don't work for fun.
Good, IS cents might well be
81; better 81; highest, $l.25.
Not that you can't get Black
Satin Rhadames of other deal
ers as low as IS cents. But
where else can you get such
Black Satin Rhadames atany of
our prices:
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-02-05

Not very long ago we had
1000 dozen Ladies' white linen
hemstitchcd initiated Handker-
chiefs, inch borders. Less than
1900 dozen now. Wonder how
many dealers stocked up out
of themo However many, they
paid just what you must, IS
cents each. You couldn't get
them for that of the manufac-
turcr.
JOHN WANAMAKER.
Chestnut, Thirteenth and Market streets
aud CIV h4ll square.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-02-05

good workers. among them one thoroughbred
stallion i've YEAR, o 4 the coming summer; one
mare colt three years old the coming spring.
= COWS - ND 1 BULL.
One Aldernev bun. two years old one Alder
ney cow, two cows. one fresh. OK yoke and cart.
plnws. harrow, two-hor>e cultivator one
corn plan,er | three-horsc Deering Reaper and
Binder, farm wagon. set double wagon har-
ness set pillow harness. horse rake, l moving
machine. set til. &c horse double trees. set TWO
h0rse double trees, forks and Faxes. double car
riage eStens on top
Sale To begin 10 o'clock. NJ
TERMS OF SALE.-Ail su of ten dollars
and under cash. ga sum. above th,t amount 4
Credit of nine months will be given by purch ser
giving note with approved. security payable ut
the National Bank oi Elkton, with interest from
date. per cont OF or cash On sums above ten
doll re. DIX. J. DUNUTT.
SHoCKLEY y SM til. Auctlvneers.
L. W JANNEY Clerk Feb 5-ts
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-02-05

" hen YOU get among the
Upholstery Goods, there 5
something novel and striking
at every turn. We have new
er before sold some of them SO
cheap. Think OF Coin Curtain
Muslin 81 inches wide at 57H
cents a yard. And Noting
ham Curtains as low as IS
cents a pair. The whole list is
built on the same rock-bottom
prices. Look at the goods and
the marvel is greater than to
read of them, great as that is.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-02-05

You have cleared many OF
ourracks and counters of ladies
garments again and again in
the past three weeks. 1t has
paid you to do it. 1t may pay
YOU more than ever now we
havemadc prices such as should
cause the s!owest of the goods
to move.
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FIRST-CLASS INVESTMENTS

And LOANS. Five hundred dollars and up
wards. send 80 pamphlet No =. Fest refer
eI ces, FARM AN, PERKINS CO., Duluth,
MINI.
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LADIES | LISTERS

to move.
LADIES TLSTERS.
Black cloth with velvet trimmings and sill
lining made Ivy Emile ringat, of Paris,
Reduced from sos to sl5.
Dark Blue Figured Goth, FUR COLLAR and cuffs
81 X lined. made 10y sarah Magyar, OF Paris,
Reduced from St5 to $50.
Dark Brown Cloth with velvet trimmings and
satin lining: made by Sara May r, o. Pari',
Reduced from $50 to So.
Brown AstraKan. With Real Beaver Collar tc
Waist aud Beaver Cults,
Reduced from so 10 so.
Dark Green Cneviot, with velvet trimmings and
Reduced from $50 to so.
Dark Green Cloth, with SILK Trimmings and
Down from S35 to SO
Dark Blue Beaver Cloth. braided,
K duccd from $50 10 SO
Brown and Black Astrakan,, with SItin Fac
Reduce from s2o 10 80.
Black AStrakans. with SILK Lining,
Reduced from $50 To SIS
Dark Green Cloth. with six Lining.
Reduced IRON $50 To S..
Brown nd Black Stockinettes.
Reduced from 81 to 81.
Reduced from Sl5 to 60
WHITE DRESSES.
Down from so To 81.
Down from SIS 20 IS.
Down from SIS To 70.
30 others in Write and to!"rs from 81 up.
NraPporL III ColorS, SOC and I5c.
LADItS' WRAPS.
One lur Back Cloth Wraps trimmed with blac /
lace. let ana pa.ssmenteric, siikiIued. No two
alike,
Reduced to IS
SILK Velvet Brocadcs in brown and black, silk
lined. chenille I'd Jat TT innings. No two alike
Reduced to $40.
BLACK Lace 'loth. PassementerIe and lace
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Chestnut, Thirteenth and Market streets
aud CIV hail square.
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OF SUBSCRIPTION
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-02-05
ssEHE+WHIG:s

its proprietor being TO max,
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TH + auhsrribHr having sold his farm
L aud intending. to remove TO Whining ton.
Will se without reserve at his reside zee at } ,ck-
sons Mills, and about two miles tom Uppel
Principle,